localism
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- noun
- /ˈloʊkəˌlɪzəm/
:
localismo
- In linguistics class, we learned how localisms can change the meaning of words based on where you are.
Examples
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The implication for the study of people and the environment is that "a new 'globalized' localism" (Thrift 1994, 224) is replacing the sort of clear and distinct localism described in traditional regional geography.
Academic text (1996) -
"Ramalho calls upon us to resist the concepts of "globalized localism" and "globalization" with their expansive and essentialist implications and participate instead in a "cosmopolitanism" of feminisms.
Academic text (2000) -
But how useful is a localism like that thing on a game that will ship worldwide?
Blog text (11) -
However, American Studies abroad cannot be just what it so often has been: a globalized localism.
Academic text (2000) -
The disparities between conservative and progressive programming reflect the absence of localism in American radio markets.
Blog text (9) -
Similarly, in their efforts to combat a federal department of education, Catholics emphasized American traditions of localism and individualism.
Academic text (1991) -
The Ecocommunalism variant incorporates the deep green vision of localism, face-to-face democracy, small technology, and economic autonomy.
Academic text (1999) -
The author's novel is filled with localisms that paint a vivid picture of the region's culture.
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She enjoyed using localisms in her speech, often incorporating unique phrases from her hometown.
Synonyms
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A word, a way of speaking or a custom used in one local area
A word or expression used by a specific group of people
Antonyms
How Regional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Localism comes from local 'place' and the ending -ism, which makes a thing or idea. So a localism is a word, phrase, or way of speaking that belongs to one town or area.